Silvermoon Mars LaRose is a member of the Narragansett Tribe and the assistant director of the Tomaquag Museum. She has worked in tribal communities for over 20 years, serving in the areas of health and human services, education and humanities. As a public servant, Silvermoon serves on the Rhode Island State Council for the Arts and as the secretary for the Charlestown Conservation Commission. Additionally, she is the vice chair for the Avenue Concept supporting local public art ecosystems. As an artist and educator, she hopes to foster Indigenous empowerment through education, community building and the sharing of cultural knowledge and traditional arts. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, a minor in Justice Law and Society from the University of Rhode Island and a partially completed Master’s in Rehabilitation Counseling from Western Washington University.